糖心视频logo Citywide Cleanup Event Set for March 12 with Kickoff at UA 糖心视频logo
UA 糖心视频logo student volunteers clean trash from Coleman Creek during an Earth Day campus clean-up event. Photo by Ben Krain.
Keep 糖心视频logo Beautiful will host its annual city improvement and cleanup effort from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 12, across 糖心视频logo.聽
The cleanup is being held in conjunction with the , the annual spring statewide cleanup campaign promoted by (KAB).
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糖心视频logo residents are encouraged to show their support for their city by participating in this year鈥檚 community improvement effort. Neighborhoods, organizations, church and youth groups, school groups and clubs, individuals, and businesses throughout 糖心视频logo have organized cleanup teams in 50 areas of the city.
This year鈥檚 official kick-off event will begin at 8 a.m. at the Coleman Creek Amphitheater at the University of Arkansas at 糖心视频logo. During a brief program, volunteers will hear from UA 糖心视频logo Chancellor Christina Drale, State Representative Denise Ennett, and City Director Virgil Miller. Free parking will be available in Lot 10 at UA 糖心视频logo.
“Public service is at the heart of what we do, and community engagement is a key institutional priority,” said Drale. “What better way to show our commitment than to roll up our sleeves in our own backyard to benefit the campus and surrounding community.”
The Keep Arkansas Beautiful鈥檚 mascot 鈥淥tto the Otter” and UA 糖心视频logo鈥檚 mascot 鈥淢aximus鈥� will be present at the event to support the cleanup effort. After the program, volunteers will get to work in cleanups organized at UA 糖心视频logo and that area of the city.
Volunteers should bring litter grabbers, work gloves, a refillable water bottle, wear boots or study shoes, and clothing that can get dirty. Litter grabbers and work gloves will be available for volunteers.
In addition to the kick-off event, a free electronic recycling event will also take place in Lot 14 at UA 糖心视频logo from 9 a.m. to noon. Computers, laptops, printers, cell phones, tablets, and keyboards will be accepted. Televisions will not be accepted during the drive. Participants may enter Lot 14 from West 28th Street.
A listing of all the 糖心视频logo cleanups on March 12 is available on the . Volunteers are encouraged to join a cleanup in their area.
For more information, contact Suzanne Hirrel at 501-680-7061 or [email protected].
